Creative Boom Yorkshire/Humber

Painting Exhibition transforms Shawls into Yarns

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

13th Feb 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Based on literary research and the Sir Michael Sadler Kashmir Shawl Collection at ULITA (University of Leeds International Textile Archive), the Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery at the University of Le...

Screen Yorkshire announces new £15m content fund for TV, film, games and digital sectors

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

6th Feb 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A new £15 million fund to invest in creative content within film, TV, games and the digital sector within Yorkshire and Humber has been announced by Screen Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Content Fund has s...

Manifest Communications appoints Artworker in Leeds

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

1st Feb 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Another new face has joined Manifest Communications in Leeds due to a flurry of new business wins, leading the agency to appoint Bob Lynch as an Artworker in its Creative department. Bob joins the ful...

Northern Art Prize 2011/12 won by Leo Fitzmaurice

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Leo Fitzmaurice is the winner of the fifth annual Northern Art Prize. Judge Simon Wallis presented Fitzmaurice with a cheque for £16,500 at a prize-giving ceremony at Leeds Art Gallery attended by o...

Yorkshire Art Loop - a game of visual Chinese whispers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ The Gallery at West Yorkshire Print Workshop is proud to announce its new exhibition ‘Yorkshire Art Loop’ which runs until the 28th January. This wonderful collaborative art project ‘Yorkshire A...

Jaume Plensa sculpture stays at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

18th Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ As the first major UK exhibition by Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) draws to a close this Sunday, the internationally-renowned outdoor art gallery has announced that two works by the Sp...

University is first CIAT centre of excellence

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

13th Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Sheffield Hallam University has been named the first Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Centre of Excellence. The accolade comes in recognition of the high standards of the teac...

Duke Studios: The creative space set to give Leeds a right royal shake up

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

10th Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ This winter sees the launch of Duke Studios: the multidisciplinary creative space which looks set to give Yorkshire’s brightest minds all the thinking space they need. In an ambitious urban regenera...

Manifest designs new site for international football freestyler John Farnworth

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Accent Clothing Sponsors the Designer of the Year Award at LFS 2011

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

22nd Dec 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ This year saw Accent Clothing taking part in Dress Me Beautiful 2011 Leeds Fashion Show at Leeds City Museum, not only by showing some of its collections from the men’s and women’s store, but by a...

A new exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

14th Dec 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Opening on 11 February and running until 10 June 2012 will be the first in a regular series of spring exhibitions that explore common concerns and themes in the work of some of the most innovative con...

The Magic Loungeabout 2012 - Early Bird Tickets

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

14th Dec 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Whilst it’s impossible to escape this blustery winter weather, at The Magic Loungeabout HQ the guys are planning their summer festive fun with a Baileys in hand as embers glow warmly in the fireplac...

School pupils' imaginations fired by Forgotten Spaces

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Students from Hillsborough College have scooped the top prize in a competition to design an idea for an overlooked space in their local community. They won £1,000 in resources for the college in the ...

Double success for architectural technology graduates

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

6th Dec 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Two recent graduates from Sheffield Hallam University have had their work commended by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). Emma Walshaw and Conor Lawless, who both studied a...

Collaborative design book 'most beautiful in China'

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Sheffield Hallam University and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing have won a major award for a new collaborative design project. The organisations have jointly unveiled a book w...

Feel Design Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With 400th Website Commission

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

25th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A North Yorkshire-based web and design agency is marking two significant milestones this month. For not only is Feel Design, which is located in the village of Goldsborough near Knaresborough, celebra...

TV Presenter Christine Talbot Takes Different Approach

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

25th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ PR and media specialists Different PR is to help a well-known Yorkshire TV presenter make the headlines in addition to reading them. The Harrogate-based company, started by former journalists Richard ...

Sheffield journalist wins prestigious award

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

24th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A Sheffield-based journalist has scooped a prestigious international award for her work in raising awareness of the issues facing people in developing countries. Angela Robson, an international writer...

The Magic Loungeabout 2012

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

24th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ There has been a hive of activity at The Magic Loungeabout HQ since the summer’s huge success at the stunning Broughton Hall, arguably one of the most beautiful festival sites in the UK. The hearts ...

Chapter Eight Expands Team by Three

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

23rd Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Award-winning full service Leeds digital agency Chapter Eight has hired new members of staff, two Software Engineers and an Executive Assistant. Mike Van Rooyen, who joined Chapter Eight as Senior Sof...

Golley Retails just keeps on growing

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

22nd Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Specialist agency, Golley Retail is continuing to grow. In the last 12 months alone it has not only won new clients and expanded its work with existing brands, but it has also promoted key staff and d...

Consultancy gets ready to promote innovative product for householders

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

21st Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Harrogate PR agency the Smart Agency has been appointed to introduce a new PR strategy that will raise the profile of readyclaim.co.uk, the innovative home asset management system, which launches this...

Numiko create new site for C4 Comedy Blaps

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

17th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Leeds-based digital agency, Numiko has been chosen to deliver a new website for Channel 4's Comedy Blaps, a new online launch pad for emerging comedy writers, directors, performers and animators...

Phil Wall

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

17th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Phil Wall is a Leeds based artist with a fun ongoing project that anyone can take part in, he doodles monsters and other quirkiness on photos emailed to him from around the world. You can see more of ...

Yorkshire PR director celebrates after winning two prestigious blog awards

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

16th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A Yorkshire PR director is celebrating after scooping national and international awards for her blogging expertise. Karyn Fleeting is the managing director at Harrogate PR agency Tinderbox Media, whic...

Donna Wilson exhibition opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

15th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Award-winning and world-renowned textile designer Donna Wilson brings her playful textiles to YSP this winter, drawing inspiration from the landscape to create an eccentric world of knitted trees and ...

Leeds College of Music launches new site for Postgraduate Students

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

15th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ While the majority of the UK higher education sector is scrambling to revisit their undergraduate recruitment strategy in light of reduced funding and increased fees, Leeds College of Music is revisit...

Public picks favourite forgotten space

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

9th Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Its innovative approach to lighting a dark alleyway impressed competition judges and now the winning entry for Forgotten Spaces 2011: Sheffield has won over the general public too. Guiding Lights by C...

Gallery of Mo's

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

3rd Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Following the success of the 2010 campaign, twentysix has launched their second Movember fundraising initiative which sees the company giving a little something back to their loyal donators...

Yorkshire-based Extreme Creations boosts its online marketing team

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

3rd Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Harrogate online marketing agency Extreme Creations has continued to expand with the appointment of three new members of staff. The 16-strong agency has boosted its website development, accounts and s...

Manifest Communications relocates to Leeds due to expansion

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

1st Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Following the announcement of five new appointments in three months, full service marketing agency, Manifest Communications, has moved its head office to Leeds city centre, from Huddersfield, as the a...

Public appointed to work with global food brand

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

1st Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ South Yorkshire-based integrated communications agency, Public, has been appointed to deliver website design, consumer PR and social media for global food brand, Seville-based Angel Camacho....

Newly refurbished Leeds arts facility set to help improve health and wellbeing

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

1st Nov 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Community arts organisation Artlink West Yorkshire will celebrate the official launch of its facility on Belle Vue Road in Leeds on Wednesday 2 November, following a £365,000 refurbishment of the Vic...

Calling all performers in Harrogate

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

28th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Organisers of the eagerly anticipated 39th Harrogate International Youth Festival; a vivid programme of music and performing arts from the region and around the globe, are inviting performers from ban...

New Luxury Antiques and Fine Art Fair at Harewood, West Yorkshire

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

27th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Harewood near Leeds in West Yorkshire is the grand location for the newest addition to The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited’s calendar of fine art and antiques fairs for 2012. The Luxury Antiques and F...

Design team give Yorkshire firms a taste of success

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

21st Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Small food and drink businesses across Yorkshire are serving up a real feast - thanks to a Sheffield-based design consultancy which has given them the recipe for success...

Half term at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

20th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Celebrate October half term at Yorkshire Sculpture Park with events celebrating Black History Month, the Big Draw 2011 and a new trail designed to uncover the myths and secrets surrounding the recentl...

Inspirational papercut artist Rob Ryan returns to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

7th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Papercut artist Rob Ryan returns to Yorkshire Sculpture Park this October to coincide with the publication of his new book, A Sky Full of Kindness. The internationally renowned artist will meet visito...

Revelations of George Harrison

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

7th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ In an era when atheism stands as a dominant form of religious indoctrination, the subject of Martin Scorcese’s new film offers plenty to contemplate. George Harrison: Living in the Material World wi...

We Are appoint Brown and Handley to elevate digital offering

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

6th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Sheffield based brand communications agency, We Are, have made two major appointments this month. Oliver Brown joins the studio, while Jordon Handley joins the client services team...

Illuminating idea wins Forgotten Spaces Sheffield

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

5th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A scheme that uses innovative smartphone technology to magically light up a dark footpath in Sheffield has won the first prize of £5,000 in the Forgotten Spaces 2011: Sheffield architectural ideas co...

We Are ecstatic after 4 award nominations

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

4th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Sheffield based Brand Comms agency, We Are, have been shortlisted for no less than 4 major awards over the past 2 months. Not bad for an agency that's just over a year old...

Site Gallery, Sheffield secures funding

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

29th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Site Gallery, Sheffield is part of a winning partnership that has secured a major grant from the Digital Research and Development Fund for Arts and Culture, funded by Arts Council England, Arts and Hu...

Impression DP gets Rocca rolling

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

28th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Impression DP the full service agency has successfully launched Rocca, Harrogate's most recent and exclusive women's fashion boutique. Providing the entire branding for the fashionista's paradise; Roc...

Yorkshire Watercolourist Les Packham Sketches The Hepworth Wakefield

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

27th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Famously renowned for his Yorkshire landscapes and marine watercolours, local artist Les Packham MBE has chosen a striking subject for his latest project, Yorkshire’s inspiring art gallery, The Hepw...

Hat-trick of new projects for Yorkshire digital agency

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

26th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Online marketing agency Extreme Creations has seen off tough competition to win three high-profile Yorkshire projects. The award-winning agency, based in Harrogate, has won contracts to redevelop the ...

Art in Unusual Spaces - Forerunner exhibition for Ilkley Art Trail 2011

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

26th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Ilkley Osteopath Andy Mansfield of Wells Practice, is the latest businesses to embrace The Ilkley Gallery’s mission to bring more Art to unusual spaces in the town. In collaboration with curator and...

The Conspirators launch their new single

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

21st Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ The Conspirators are a local band from the Bedale area, who have not uprooted and moved elsewhere in order to follow the music world hot spots. They have stayed in North Yorkshire, and worked hard at ...

Pushing Photography to the Edge

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

14th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ A stunning image captured by world-class photographer, Guy Farrow, featuring post production by Turn Key’s Creative Director, Richard Colvill has scooped a prestigious Association of Photographers (...

Turn Key snack on Branston

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

13th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Humdinger Foods Ltd has reappointed Turn Key to handle the consumer PR launch for its newest snack product - Branston flavoured peanuts with mini cheese crackers. The Leeds based...